👷 Seilhamer v. Guitar Center Stores Wage-and-Hour Settlement

Guitar Center allegedly failed to pay overtime and minimum wages, did not provide required meal and rest breaks, failed to reimburse business expenses, and issued inaccurate wage statements to California non-exempt employees.

Non-exempt employees of Guitar Center Stores Inc. who worked in California between January 11, 2020 and July 11, 2025 (PAGA period: January 11, 2022 - July 11, 2025).

Pro rata share of a $2,418,495 settlement fund based on weeks worked; no fixed per-person figure disclosed, no claim form required.

2026-09-01

The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court by two former Guitar Center employees, Benjamin Seilhamer and Trevor West, covering both a standard wage-and-hour class period and a separate, broader PAGA period that reaches back to January 2022. Like many California wage cases, the settlement bundles two payouts: individual payments to class members for the underlying wage claims, and separate PAGA penalty payments split between aggrieved employees and the state's Labor and Workforce Development Agency. The court has already granted preliminary approval, and the case is now awaiting a final fairness hearing. The settlement site does not disclose the size of the settlement fund or state whether Guitar Center admitted any wrongdoing.